Finance Transactions Officer | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Posting date:	03 March 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£24,937 - £26,598 pa (pending pay award)
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	08 April 2026
Location:	Preston, PR2 8DY
Company:	East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7782299/435-1LSC-LT-011-26

Summary

We are on the lookout for a passionate and driven Finance Officer to join our dynamic team. This isn't just a job; it's an opportunity to shape the financial landscape of our Trust . If you're up for a challenge and ready to make a real impact, keep reading!

We are looking for individual with the drive to succeed; to make a difference and support service improvement with the skills to actively engage with stakeholders both internal and external.

This role requires a self-motivated, pro-active individual with a structured and methodical approach to problem solving and excellent analytical, technical and interpersonal skills with the ability to prioritise and manage workload to meet deadlines.

Ideally the candidate will be studying AAT

The Finance Transactions Officer provides support to the Finance Transactions Manager and Senior Finance Transactions Officer in ensuring that all aspects related to creditors and payments are accounted for and managed correctly. They also engage in proactive oversight of the shared service provider, ELFS, performing its function in relation to these areas.

Passionate individuals with a commitment to excellence in financial accounting.

Innovative thinkers who thrive in a dynamic and challenging work environment.

Team players who can build strong working relationships with various departments.

Ready to embark on a journey of professional growth and contribute to a meaningful cause? Apply now and let's build a brighter financial future together!

We are a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence in all aspects of our work.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.



Maintenance and Development of the
Payables and Receivables Ledgers

Accounts Payable
• Reviewing invoices appearing in the PO and Non PO
workflows on a daily basis and ensuring invoices and
notifications are routed correctly via the SBS system for
approval
• Performing regular statement reconciliations and liaising with
SBS / suppliers to ensure any appropriate actions are
undertaken to ensure the payables ledger is updated
accordingly.
• Regularly review supplier accounts which are in credit and
work with the supplier to ensure credits are matched against
invoices or a payment is made to clear the account.
• Maintain supplier accounts

Providing advice and assistance to suppliers and trust
managers to investigate and resolve written and telephone
queries, often of a complex and sensitive nature.


Accounts Receivable
• Reviewing credit memo requests and ensuring these are
dealt with in an appropriate time scale by Trust managers
• Maintain supplier accounts.
• Providing regular statements to debtors and chasing debt
where necessary.
• Providing advice and assistance to customers and trust
managers to investigate and resolve written and telephone
queries, often of a complex and sensitive nature.

Financial Planning and Reporting

Assist the FTM & SFTO to manage and deliver the Better
Payment Practice Code target for paying bills within 30 days
of receipt and produce monthly reports on the position.
• Assist the FTM & SFTOs to ensure timely input into trust
cash flow forecast based on regular contract payments and
due dates, both incoming and outgoing.
• Assist the SFTO to produce the aged debt analysis.
• Run and review “housekeeping” reports on a weekly basis
and take appropriate action where invoices to clear any
issues.
• Production of backing documents and working paper to
support the month-end file and the notes to the annual
accounts.
• Assist in the completion of the inter-NHS agreement of
balances exercise, preparing working papers to reconcile
back to the ledger and escalating any issues where
necessary.

Financial Management and Control

Preparation of the weekly submission of the BACs Runs,
RFT payments and cheque runs
• Monitoring of disputed invoices, goods received not invoiced
accruals and taking action to deal with them.
• Work closely with the Financial Advice Team to ensure
creditor accruals are made where appropriate.
• Raising of invoices where required to ensure Trust income is
received.
Excellent care with compassion
• Monitoring of disputed invoices and assistance with clearing
these down to ensure prompt payment by debtors.
• Monitor the SBS workflow systems for both invoices and
credit memos, produce reports on performance and ensure
that authorised signatories are clearing their workflows
according to Trust procedures.
• Review the ledger for duplicate invoice payments and
establish, with SBS, an action plan for recovery.
• Review unallocated cash to ensure correct coding and deal
with any duplicated receipts.
• Work proactively with the procurement team on all aspects
connected to creditor control, identifying issues that require
escalation.
• Work with SBS to ensure an effective credit control function
to ensure all overdue debts are collected, tracking all aged
debt to ensure that overdue debts are chased and escalated
to the SFTO if appropriate.
• Provide support to the Finance Transaction Assistants
where required

Financial Accounting

Ensure all one-off supplier payment requests are correctly
authorised and input correctly into the ledger.
• Ensure payroll payment request are input accurately in to the
ledger by the required deadlines.
• Support the monthly reconciliation process in respect of
relevant creditor control accounts.
• Ensure cash is correctly allocated and process transactions
for accounting purposes.
• Liaise with internal and external audit, act as a point of
contact to provide creditor information and assist with sample
testing.
• Any other duties as directed by the FTM & SFTO
commensurate with grade


This advert closes on Monday 16 Mar 2026